Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Introduction to Conjugation
Introduction to Taxonomy
Introduction to Viruses
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Phagoctytosis
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)
Introduction to the Complement System
Activation Pathways of the Complement System
Effects of the Complement System